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Jun 9, 2026
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6 min read
Plus: how a government counternarcotics operation drove cartel violence to its highest level in seven years — weeks before the World Cup opens in Guadalajara.
10 min read
What Security Professionals Are Actually Earning
Jun 2, 2026
9 min read
Seven counter-surveillance failures that leave executive protection programs exposed to preventable attacks
Plus: An IRGC operative had floor plans of Trump's Florida home — and what PSG's Champions League title cost Paris.
May 26, 2026
Plus: Iranian factional violence reaches London — and what a stay-away order cannot guarantee.
5 min read
Insider threat programs built around cybersecurity are leaving physical security teams exposed. OSINT is the detection layer most organizations haven't deployed yet.
May 19, 2026
7 min read
Plus: a drone strike on a nuclear plant on the Arabian Peninsula, Ukraine's largest attack of the war, and covert Israeli bases in the Iraqi desert.
May 12, 2026
Plus: the legal challenge that could sideline the WHCD case, and a Mayfair conviction that explains how organized theft crews identify targets before they strike.
May 5, 2026
Plus: two men with assault rifles take $1.8 million from a Brinks truck in Philadelphia, and Wyoming rebuilds how states protect their politicians.
Apr 28, 2026
Plus: London's parallel arson and espionage cases close in on a single proxy model, and a week of dispute-to-gunfire incidents in US civilian spaces.
Apr 27, 2026
The mass-market thriller industry has trained civilians to expect security work that doesn't exist, and why practitioners are reading something entirely different
Apr 21, 2026
Plus: France becomes global epicenter of crypto kidnappings, Hormuz reopens for a day, and four intelligence updates worth your attention.
Apr 14, 2026
13 min read
Plus: machete attack at Grand Central, a targeted shooting inside a New Jersey Chick-fil-A, and four global incidents worth tracking.
Apr 7, 2026
16 min read
Plus: a US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad, a stalker attacks Lindsey Buckingham in a transition zone, and four intelligence updates worth your attention.
Mar 31, 2026
12 min read
Plus: what the Taliban hostage release teaches about extraction strategy, armed attack on Rihanna's LA estate, and four international incidents worth tracking
Mar 24, 2026
Plus: a landmark court ruling on workplace violence liability, event security conduct under the spotlight, and four global incidents worth tracking.
Mar 17, 2026
14 min read
Plus: domestic terror and perimeter failures, the Companies House data breach, and what the SIA overhaul means for your contracts.
Mar 10, 2026
Plus: The IRGC assassination plot, embassy sieges, and the UAE social media trap.
ASIS International's 2025 data shows executive attacks doubled, 85% were physical, and most involved more than one assailant. The staffing models haven't caught up.
Mar 3, 2026
Plus: Red Sea transit risks, the "Day of Rage" OSINT warning, and retail violence surges in the UK
Feb 27, 2026
The Belfry, Willis, and Kayna partnership is a small announcement with bigger implications for how security businesses are run
Feb 24, 2026
Plus: The 7-month digital reconnaissance behind a kidnapping, the Mar-a-Lago shooting, and the new EP spend trend.
Feb 17, 2026
15 min read
Plus: London's 90-second robbery problem and what 180 rounds couldn't penetrate at CDC headquarters
Feb 13, 2026
The managed cybersecurity market is booming and most protection teams still treat digital threats as someone else's problem
Feb 10, 2026
Plus: Minneapolis shootings escalate, Martyn's Law countdown, and Super Bowl field breach lessons
